WVC 3-2-9
§3-2-9. Appointment of temporary and volunteer registrars for
registration outreach services.
(a) Temporary registrars and volunteer registrars may be
appointed to perform registration outreach services as provided in
section eight of this article. Whenever registration outreach
services are conducted by temporary registrars or volunteer
registrars, two persons of opposite political parties shall serve
together. All temporary registrars and volunteer registrars shall
be trained by the clerk of the county commission before beginning
their duties and shall thereafter be supervised by said clerk.

(b) Temporary registrars and volunteer registrars shall have
the same eligibility qualifications as required of election
officials and shall be subject to suspension by the same procedures
as prescribed for election officials as provided in section twenty-
eight, article one of this chapter. Eligibility may be suspended
for the following reasons:

(1) Failure to appear at the required time and place or to
perform the duties of a registrar as required by law;

(2) Alteration or destruction of a voter registration
application;

(3) Improper influence of the choice of party affiliation of
a voter, or other improper interference or intimidation relating to
the voter's decision to register or not to register to vote; or

(4) Being under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or having
anything wagered or bet on an election.

(c) Each temporary or volunteer registrar, before beginning
the duties of the office, shall take an oath to perform the duties
of the office according to law and the oath shall be filed with the
clerk of the county commission.

(d) (1) The county commission may appoint temporary registrars
to conduct registration as provided in section eight of this
article. An equal number of such registrars shall be selected from
the two major political parties. The county commission shall
notify each county executive committee, in writing, specifying the
number of registrars to be appointed, the general schedule of
registration activities to be performed, and the date by which the
nominations must be received, which date shall be not less than
twenty-eight days following the date of the notice. Each executive
committee, by majority vote of the committee, may nominate the
number of persons needed to serve as registrars and shall submit
the nominations in writing to the county commission by the date
specified in the notice. The clerk of the county commission shall
notify those persons so nominated and appointed. If any person
declines to serve or fails to appear, the clerk of the county
commission shall fill the vacancy with a qualified person of the
same political party.

(2) Temporary registrars shall be compensated at a rate not
less than the federal minimum wage and may be reimbursed for
mileage traveled between the county courthouse and any temporary
registration site.

(e) The clerk of the county commission may appoint volunteer
registrars to conduct registration outreach services as provided in
section eight of this article. Volunteer registrars shall serve
without compensation. At least fourteen days before beginning any
registration outreach service to be conducted by volunteer
registrars, the clerk shall notify the county commission in writing
listing the proposed schedule for all registration outreach
activities and the name and party affiliation of each volunteer
registrar appointed.

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